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> [“In the early Buddhist texts, the continuity of consciousness is likened to a flame that lights a candle, though nothing is transmitted from one to the other. No two moments of an individual's stream of consciousness are the same, yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karma-lekshe-tsomo/in-the-early-buddhist-texts-the-continuity-of-consciousness-is/)

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## More by Karma Lekshe Tsomo

> [“...afflictions arise from identifying with a false sense of self, whereas great contentment arises from seeing the true nature of things. If one believes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karma-lekshe-tsomo/afflictions-arise-from-identifying-with-a-false-sense-of-self-whereas/)

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> [“In the early Buddhist texts, the continuity of consciousness is likened to a flame that lights a candle, though nothing is transmitted from one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karma-lekshe-tsomo/in-the-early-buddhist-texts-the-continuity-of-consciousness-is/)

[Karma Lekshe Tsomo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karma-lekshe-tsomo/)

> [“Only one who has practiced intensively in preparation for the transition that occurs at death and gained sufficient mental control is capable of exerting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karma-lekshe-tsomo/only-one-who-has-practiced-intensively-in-preparation-for-the/)

[Karma Lekshe Tsomo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karma-lekshe-tsomo/)

> [“The illusory self, which exists conventionally and dependently, on the basis of its component parts, simply ceases to exist when those parts are rent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karma-lekshe-tsomo/the-illusory-self-which-exists-conventionally-and-dependently-on-the/)

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> [“As Buddhagosa explained in the Visuddhimagga, nothing solid continues after death, yet one moment of consciousness gives rise to the next. After the physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karma-lekshe-tsomo/as-buddhagosa-explained-in-the-visuddhimagga-nothing-solid-continues/)

[Karma Lekshe Tsomo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karma-lekshe-tsomo/)

> [“The belief in an independently existent self is a mistaken perception with serious consequences, for all afflictions are rooted in a fundamental misconception about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karma-lekshe-tsomo/the-belief-in-an-independently-existent-self-is-a-mistaken-perception/)

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